D.T. Bella, Author

Aussie indie author, writing a series about a fairy detective in a steampunk kingdom. Character art by @pamonhaart. Logo by Lee Bradford. LGBT+ ally. (He/him.)

[D.T. Bella, Author @Rychilla]

Hi all. Given everything that's been going on with Twitter/X, I've decided it's time for me to depart from this platform (pun intended).

I've listed my other socials on my website: https://t.co/oGlQag7f1m. Please feel free to follow me on these.

[D.T. Bella, Author @Rychilla]

@TropeTerrain Thanks. I'm trying to foreshadow it a bit during earlier books.

[D.T. Bella, Author @Rychilla]

@realeverywriter I usually boil the water in a kettle, then pour it into a heated saucepan. Find it's a bit quicker. Then in goes the salt and pasta.

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@klhicks912 I write detective/fantasy - whodunits in a fantasy setting. I started by dabbling in whodunits, and wanted to do something to set them apart.

After a few years of poking about and thinking, I had the idea to set them in a fantasy world. It just clicked for me.

[D.T. Bella, Author @Rychilla]

@klhicks912 Too many.

A dozen novels, and a few 'interquel' novellas between them.

[D.T. Bella, Author @Rychilla]

@waschbaerella In my novels, Prince Kydelt is the next-in-line to the throne of Rychilla. He's interested in crime and detection, and he actually helps investigate a couple of cases.

One is when Karis attends a conference in the capital. The other is a big one with nationwide implications.

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@woofknight Chocolate. Whittakers, a New Zealand company, makes an incredible peanut butter and milk chocolate block.

[D.T. Bella, Author @Rychilla]

@KCDCWrites G'day. I write fantasy/whodunnits. Mostly murder mysteries in a fantasy setting. My MC, Yaetherim, is a fairy, a former forest protector turned private eye.

[D.T. Bella, Author @Rychilla]

@AuthorGoodwin I have a process with several stages. Once the stages are complete, I do one read through with an author's copy from the publishers, for errors.

Once that's done, that's it.

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A comm for @Rychilla; an illustration of a scene from their novel! Fairy detectives Yaetherim and Naeliya meet in a tavern to discuss a case.

Was a fun opportunity to tackle some fantasy-style characters 🙂

[D.T. Bella, Author @Rychilla]

@RespectfulMemes Yaetherim is the main character of my novels, a snarky flora elemental fairy turned private eye.

(Art by @_o8cho .)

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@DanRiceWrites Most of my MCs do. Naeliya takes a while to, though. She blames society for the predicament she ends up in - going into the 'default' profession for town fairies, a messenger, instead of something that interests her.

Fairies are expected to know their purpose by the age of 20.

[D.T. Bella, Author @Rychilla]

@BoldickV Not so much wedding as for the proposals. A Druhlashi proposal involves the gifting of a ceremonial dagger to the proposee. These blades have hollow handles, which hold the wedding vows on paper.

The idea is that they're willing to protect their loved one for life.

[D.T. Bella, Author @Rychilla]

@klhicks912 Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

[D.T. Bella, Author @Rychilla]

@klhicks912 Yep. https://t.co/SORgWfuZKh

[Nicky Shearsby @Nickyshearsby22]

Unsolicited DM: I've seen your profile and noticed you're a writer. What genre do you write?

Me: If you've seen my profile, you'd know 🤭😏

Some people...🤣🤣

[D.T. Bella, Author @Rychilla]

@EBlaxland6518 (Fantasy/Whodunnit)

Eight months ago, Yaetherim was sliced up and left for dead. Fed up with excuses, he heads to Alkentoft to seek those responsible.

Meanwhile, Arch-Mechanic Tenora Perskel has her own cause for concern: several dangerous malfunctions.

https://t.co/WAmjwAARf7

[D.T. Bella, Author @Rychilla]

@Ashy_slashee Morticia Addams.

Interestingly, if you watch closely when Gomez crashes his model trains, you'll notice it's the same two trains that crash each time - regardless of what he was running previously. Seems they just filmed the one crash and reused it.